Diy Gift Box With Lid. The process is fairly straightforward and only involves a few simple cuts and folds. A diy tutorial to make small wood gift boxes with a lid.
If you want your lid to be flush with the sides of the box, use a saw to cut a groove along all the sides of the lid but the front. Make your own gift boxes in minutes with these free printable templates. Sadly, though, commercial gift boxes can be just as expensive as the gift they hold.
For example, if your side grooves were cut 1/8 from the top and 1/8 deep, you'll want to cut the top edges of your lid 1/8 down from the sides.
I use an 8 by 10 piece of cardstock, which yields a box about 3.5 wide by 4 long by 1 deep. But if you plan ahead just a tiny bit you can make a gift box to fit the gift and then your recipient gets 2 gifts in one! Here is a free template for paper gift box, which you can adjust the body length if necessary. Paper bird house box ~ this diy box tutorial is in french so you’ll have to translate, but the paper house is so adorable and perfect for a small gift of candy, nuts or the sort.
